Thanks, all. I realize that asking for 10 teeth was asking for the moon; even 8 is a huge spread. The 5 t spread on the 2003 Road (17-19-22; Chauncey-added longer-than-1010 dropouts) leaves the axle with the chain on the 22 t just about dangling over the edge, but per Sheldon metrics more than good enough.
Upshot, for me, is that I'll not try to make 1 frame do it all. Which means that things tend or trend toward a new frame ... one of these days. On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 6:52 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Or SimpleOne. I wonder whether, if I get another bike made, I should have > it built with slanted track ends instead of horizontal dropouts. Here's the > thought: It might be nice to have a bike that could take a 12 t cog (S3X > hub, giving me cruising and low in the 2 and 3 positions, and a 1.33X high > of -- in my case -- ~95" for downhills); but -- with another wheel -- > accommodate a 22 t climbing cog as well as the 17 t cruising cog. That's 10 > teeth, and a 1 1/4" axle movement; but of course how much this theoretical > distance is actually available depends on where your axle starts with one > of the extreme gears. > > Needless to say, I'd not try this on a bike meant to have fenders (tho' > the 2003 presently is happy with a 17 and a 22 under the VO fenders). > > Tx. > > Patrick Moore, who can minutely parse gear ratios even with fixed gear > drivetrains. > > -- > > > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > > > > > > *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And > though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the > hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* > --- J.R.R. Tolkien > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching > Other professional writing services > Expensive! But good. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
